Indian Grand Prix 1: Shaili wins long jump, Praveen triumphs in triple jump- HIGHLIGHTS
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Praveen Chitravel won the triple jump event at Indian Grand Prix 1. (Source: AFI Youtube Channel)
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The tournament will be an Olympic qualifying event for the Indian athletes and will act as the season opener.
Shaili Singh, Nayana James, Tajinderpal Singh Toor, and Manu DP will target their respective qualification marks.
Stay tuned for updates.
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Men's events:
Triple Jump: Praveen Chitravel- 17.12m
Long Jump: Aditya Kumar Singh- 8.01m
High Jump: Jesse Sandesh- 2.20m
Javelin Throw: DP Manu- 81.91m
3000m Steeplechase: Shankar Lal Swami- 9:12.55
800m: Ankesh Chaudhary- 1:47.72
200m: Animesh Kujur- 20.97
100m: Animesh Kujur- 10.51
Women's events:
100m: Nithya Gandhe- 11.78
200m: Chelimi- 23.92
800m: Laxmi Priya Kisan- 2:10.88
3000m Steeplechase: Sonam- 10:43.65
High Jump: Abhinaya Shetty- 1.74m
Long Jump: Shaili Singh- 6.52m
Triple Jump: Sheena NV- 13.48m
Shot Put: Abha Khatua- 16.59m
Javelin Throw: Rashmi- 53.77m
A jump of 6.50m for Shaili Singh as she continues the domination.
Shaili is consistent in the 6m mark and jumps 6.28m in her third attempt.
Another anticipated event of the day, the Women's long jump is underway and it will feature the battle of experienced Nayana James and prodigy Shaili Singh.